Press Releases and Statements

The MCC writes press releases several times during the legislative session about votes and hearings on important issues in the Missouri House and Senate.
 

To download the PDF of a press release, click on the title below.

News and Events

PDF icon MCC Praises Supreme Court Decision to Overturn Roe v. Wade
PDF icon Statement on Amendment 3 (Recreational Marijuana)
PDF icon Bishops' Statement on Execution of Ernest Johnson
PDF icon Governor Parson Consents to Continued Refugee Resettlement in MO
PDF icon Bishops' Statement on Death of George Floyd and its Aftermath
PDF icon Declaración de los obispos católicos de Missouri sobre la muerte de George Floyd y sus consecuencias
PDF icon MCC Responds to June Medical Supreme Court Decision
PDF icon Bishops' Statement on Passage of Amendment 2 (Medicaid Expansion)
PDF icon Bishops' Statement on COVID-19 vaccines
PDF icon Bishops Statement on Current Legislative Considerations of Medicaid Expansion
PDF icon Missouri Legislature Passes Corrections Reform Bill
PDF icon Missouri Legislature Passes Powerful Pro-life Bill
PDF icon Governor Parson Signs "Missouri Stands for the Unborn Act"
PDF icon MCC Responds to Court Ruling Blocking Portions of HB 126
PDF icon MCC Responds to Continued Use of the Death Penalty
PDF icon Bishops Statement in Support of Medicaid Expansion
PDF icon Press Release: Bishops Statement on Alkaline Hydrolysis
PDF icon Statement on the Disposition of Human Remains Through Alkaline Hydrolysis
PDF icon MCC Seeks Nominations for Citizen Recognition Award
PDF icon MCC Recognition Award Winners Selected
PDF icon MCC Welcomes New Executive Director
PDF icon MCC Hosts 2018 Annual Assembly at Helias High School
PDF icon Bishops Statement on Racial Reconciliation
PDF icon Bishops Statement on Amendment 3
PDF icon Bishops Statement on Proposition B
PDF icon Bishops Statement on Gun Violence
PDF icon Governor Greitens Stay of Execution of Marcellus Williams
PDF icon Pro-life Special Session
PDF icon Trinity Lutheran Case
PDF icon SB 5 Pro-life Bill
PDF icon Passage of Pro-life SB 5
PDF icon Abortion Sanctuaries
PDF icon Missouris New Pro-life Law
PDF icon Missouri Bishops Statement on Conceal and Carry Legislation
PDF icon Missouri Bishops Statement on Paris Terror Attacks
PDF icon Missouri Bishops Statement on the Acceptance of Syrian Refugees
PDF icon Missouri Bishops Statement on Investigations Concerning the Selling of Fetal Body Parts of Unborn Children
PDF icon Welfare Reform Bill Includes Some of the Recommendations Urged by the MCC
PDF icon MCC Urges Personal Approach to Welfare Reform
PDF icon Moratorium Now! Takes a Stand at the Missouri Capitol
PDF icon The Missouri Catholic Conference Expresses Disappointment in Attorney General
PDF icon Governor Vetoes Help for Hungry, Women in Crisis Pregnancies
PDF icon St. Louis City Marriage Statement
PDF icon MCC Letter to Governor Nixon Regarding the Death Penalty
PDF icon Normandy, Riverview Gardens and School Transfers
PDF icon Children’s Education Initiative Campaign Comes To An End
PDF icon Legislation Proposed to Extend Waiting Period for Abortion to 72-hours
PDF icon MidWest March for Life 2014
PDF icon Missouri Catholic Conference Seeks Nominations for Citizen Recognition Award
PDF icon Citizen Recognition Award – Past Winners
PDF icon Citizen Recognition Award Nomination Form
PDF icon Missouri Legislature Passes Telemedicine Abortion Ban
PDF icon MCC Urges Governor Nixon to Save Low-Income Renters’ Credit
PDF icon Response to Attorney General Koster’s Refusal to Appeal Judge Fleissig’s Order
PDF icon MCC Supports Medicaid Reform Bill
PDF icon Benevolent Tax Credit Bill Passes House and Senate
PDF icon Bill Protecting Conscience Rights of Healthcare Workers Passes House
PDF icon House Committee Considers House Bill 457 and House Bill 386 at Hearing
PDF icon Committee Hears Two Abortion Bills
PDF icon Working Poor Eligible for Tax Credit
PDF icon MCC Statement on Healthcare Reform
PDF icon MCC Issues Statement on Healthcare Reform
PDF icon Missouri Senate Approves Tax Credits
PDF icon Missouri General Assembly Hears Benevolent Tax Credit Bills
PDF icon MCC Speaks Out Against Immigration Bill
PDF icon Constitutional Amendment Seeks to End Discrimination Against Churches, Religious Schools
PDF icon MCC, Catholic School Administrators Join in Support of “Turner Fix”
PDF icon Missouri Senator Seeks to Halt Federal Mandate Requiring Health Coverage for Contraceptives, Abortion Drugs
PDF icon MCC Joins Other Faith Groups in Rally for Religious Liberty
PDF icon Bishop John Gaydos to Testify in Support of SB 749
PDF icon MCC Offers Payday Lending Reform Ideas
PDF icon Legislation Seeks to Increase Adoptees’ Rights
PDF icon Missouri House Considers Blaine Amendment Repeal
PDF icon Human Trafficking Victims Testify at Missouri House Committee Hearing
PDF icon Catholic High School President Calls for Equal Access to A+ Scholarships
PDF icon Former State Budget Director Says Proposed Mega-Sales Tax Would Shift Tax Burden to Poor
PDF icon Legislation Seeks to Affirm Parental Rights in Education
PDF icon Gov. Nixon Halts Execution, Grants Clemency for Richard Clay